+DEV+ A Tuned-in Heart

Date: November 6, 2012 10:57 PM
Topic: +DEV+  A Tuned-in Heart

A Tuned-in Heart

"Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, 'This is the way; walk in it.'"  (Isaiah 30:21)
Scripture Focus: Proverbs 3:3-6

Sometimes I ponder all the things I have not yet accomplished in my life. We live in a world and time of almost endless diversion. There are so many opportunities available to us that choosing is like changing the radio station. How can we eliminate the static and know we are picking what God wants us to listen to?

Christian writer Cynthia Heald suggests what she calls "a God-paced life." By making living in Christ "a life style my sole purpose is to live simply and purely in devotion to the Lord." The right and fitting activities will follow. Let Him shepherd, seek His kingdom first, and sit before Him, quietly waiting. You will see how the Lord brings "interesting people, worthy activities, and valuable things into life in the right way, at the right time, and for His purpose."

Let's tune our hearts to Jesus. He will clearly lead the way, open doors, and intervene in circumstances so we can live the sometimes exciting, often challenging life He has planned for us, not missing a thing.

Insight: To Take Whate'er The Father's Pleasure; And All-Discerning Love Has Sent; Nor Doubt Our Inmost Wants Are Known; To Him Who Chose Us For His Own. (Georg Neumark, 1641)